Who we are
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Mary is a longtime member, and works on building connections within the community to build sanctuary and welcome.
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Barbara is a founding member and works on sanctuary policy and awareness, and liaising with the Council Borough of Sanctuary initiative.
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Penny is the chair of our working committee and has been involved in Sanctuary since 2020, and was instrumental in gaining charitable status.
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Sam prepares our newsletter and takes care of the social media accounts, all of which have grown significantly over the past few years.
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Ellie is our treasurer and worked with Penny to establish a formal footing for the group, enabling us to gratefully receive financial donations.
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Amy is a trustee and adept at charitable governance and programme management, and joined us in 2023.
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Emily is our wonderful volunteer manager, keeping track of who is doing what and onboarding new volunteers.
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Alex is our libraries lead and has done a lot with Wandsworth libraries closer to Sanctuary status.
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Grethe is a new trustee from 2023 following her meaningful experience as a Homes for Ukraine host
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Molly is a trustee with a background in major national charities from a strategic communications perspective.
Volunteer with Us
Wandsworth Welcomes Refugees is entirely led by volunteers, and we would be delightedto welcome anyone with a passion for making an impact in their community to join ourTeam. We are particularly keen to hear from people from under-represented or minoritised groups - and from people with lived experience of displacement.